Global Patent Index - EP 1174786 A3

EP 1174786 A3 20060712 - Method, system, and program for reusing software licenses with new computer hardware

Title (en)

Method, system, and program for reusing software licenses with new computer hardware

Title (de)

Verfahren, System und Programm zur Wiederverwendung von Software-Lizenzen bei einer neuen Computervorrichtung

Title (fr)

Procédé, système et programme de réutilisation des licences d'utilisation de logiciels dans un nouveau dispositif d'ordinateur

Publication

EP 1174786 A3 20060712 (EN)

Application

EP 01306194 A 20010718

Priority

US 62072700 A 20000720

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1174786A2] Disclosed is a method, system, and program used by a computer vendor to install programs onto a purchased computer. A purchase request is received for a computer from a consumer. Consumer indication is received of at least one software program installed on an old computer owned by the consumer to install on the new computer. A determination is made as to whether a license key is needed to install each indicated software program. The license key is received from the consumer for each indicated software program requiring a license key. Each indicated software program is installed onto the new computer and, if necessary, each received license key is used to install each software program requiring the license key. Further, the computer vendor is legally authorized to install the indicated software programs onto the new computer.

IPC 8 full level

G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/12 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 8/61 (2013.01); G06F 21/1077 (2023.08); G06F 21/12 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [X] GB 2335768 A 19990929 - DELL USA LP [US]
  • [X] US 6080207 A 20000627 - KROENING JAMES L [US], et al
  • [X] "AUTOMATED PROCESS FOR PRELOADING CUSTOMER-ORDERED SOFTWARE UTILIZING TAPE DRIVE AND WORKSTATION EMULATION", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, IBM CORP. NEW YORK, US, vol. 35, no. 5, 1 October 1992 (1992-10-01), pages 97 - 98, XP000312900, ISSN: 0018-8689
  • [X] SALAMONE S: "ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION: DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH. ÖESD PRODUCTS ARE A FEW YEARS AWAY FROM JOINING THE ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT THEY ALREADY SHOW PROMISE FOR YIELDING BIG SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT SAVINGS", DATA COMMUNICATIONS, MCGRAW HILL. NEW YORK, US, vol. 22, no. 4, 1 March 1993 (1993-03-01), pages 109 - 110,112,11, XP000345797, ISSN: 0363-6399

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1174786 A2 20020123; EP 1174786 A3 20060712; CN 100447773 C 20081231; CN 1334539 A 20020206

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01306194 A 20010718; CN 01123234 A 20010718